The next day, Rory woke up feeling euphoric and nervous, like a performer right before a show. Her body still tingled from last night and she fretted anxiously over the serious talking that Jess and her would have to do, but right now, school. Climbing out of bed with the agility of a dancer, she quickly took a shower and dressed, threw on her uniform and vaulted out to the kitchen. Her mom wasn't up yet, so Rory made the coffee. Within ten minutes, the coffee was properly poured in two mugs and her mom stumbled down the steps with unnatural precision.
"Morning!" Rory greeted with a slightly crazy smile. Lorelei grunted, sending her a resentful glare before dropping into a seat and tugging the coffee cup towards her with need. She took a sip and seemed to brighten a little.
"Morning, sweetie." Lorelei answered back, wiping a slim hand down her face, as if to change the expression on it. Rory speedily gulped down the rest of her coffee and rose to prepare her backpack. Lorelei noticed the boundless amount of energy her daughter seemed to obtain and furrowed her brow.
"Someone had a good time last night." Lorelei cooed, watching Rory's face turn red. Rory shoved books into her bag with more force, trying to withhold the smile that wanted to conquer her face.
"Really good. Oh, my god. You got laid, didn't you?" She asked, in disbelief and humor. The actual happening of her daughter throwing her virginity away at a high school party was comical.
"No!" Rory snickered. Close to it, Rory thought to herself mischievously. Lorelei seemed to relax, grip on her coffee released. "Lane's band rocked and the party was good. Although…Lane called Mrs. Kim up drunk and unleashed all her secrets upon her."
"No way!" Lorelei gasped, mouth dropping open. Mrs. Kim would be super enjoyable to be around today. Lorelei made mental precaution to stay far away from the religiously austere woman more than usual.
"Yeah and then I had to hold her hair back while she puked her guts out in the bushes. I hope her mom doesn't kill her." Rory frowned at the last thought.
"Lane Kim, death by beating of a bible and health food." Lorelei mused into her cup. She took a sip, pondering the fate of Lane before switching thought trains. "So, did um, Jess have a good time?" She shifted in her seat, clearly uncomfortable.
"Yeah, I guess." Rory blushed, hating the lack of control she had over her face whenever she heard his name. Jess and she had gone farther in their physical relationship than they'd before and she was still tender on the subject.
"Hmm…" Lorelei eyed Rory like a predator on the strike. "Jess, Jess, Jess, Jess, Jess, JESS."
Rory's face blazed. "Stop it!" Lorelei laughed at her, learning that Jess's name had the power of making her daughter blush to the extreme. She abused it and loved it. Although, Lorelei wondered why Jess's name would have the affect on her. They must have gone farther than they usually did in their make out sessions.
"So, what base did he get to?" Lorelei asked bluntly, snickering. Rory almost dropped her backpack on her foot.
"Mom!" Rory whined, embarrassed. She didn't exactly want to discuss her make out sessions with her mother. However, Lorelei was her mother and she'd never known her to be uncool. Well, except about Jess.
"Um. We, um." Rory's face was on fire. She could barely spit the words out.
"Okay, tell me this," Lorelei commanded worriedly. "Anything below the belt?"
"No, um, none of that. Just…above the…belt. You know." Rory stumbled along, her fingers tapping on her backpack. Lorelei nodded and the room became silent and awkward. They both stared at the floor. Lorelei worried in her mind about her baby growing up too fast and losing her virginity and Rory worried about school and Jess.
"And..." Rory paused, blushing again and looking down at the floor.
"And what?" Lorelei urged, her fingers clenching on the coffee cup. Oh, god, they really did have sex, didn't they? Please say no, say no, say no…
"ItoldhimIlovedhim." She burst out, clapping her hands over her mouth after. She waited, peeking through her fingers for her mother's reaction.
"..." Lorelei was silent, face blank. "I wasn't aware you were that serious about him."
Rory shrugged daintily, careful with her mom's reaction. "It just...happened. I didn't expect it."
"Well...okay." Lorelei replied, taking her time swallowing the coffee in order to calm herself. Rory sighed in relief, knowing that if her mom hadn't approved, her day would be ruined and she wouldn't be able to concentrate at school.
Speaking of school; Rory looked at her watch and made a disgruntled sound. "We have to hurry if we want to be able to sit down to eat at Luke's." Lorelei nodded, shooting a smooth smile before getting up and disappearing up the stairs. Rory zipped her backpack up and smoothed her hair before hurrying to the bathroom. She felt like she wanted to look good today. For Jess. The thought of him shot a thrill through her chest.
She looked at herself in the mirror, slowly examining the easy ponytail and clear face. She supposed she could be pretty if she tried, and that's what she wanted to make sure Jess thought of her. Taking her mom's makeup bag out of the medicine cabinet, she dabbed on some pink lipgloss and some mascara. Taking her hair down, she fluffed her hair, taking a few pieces back to clip them behind her head so most of her hair framed her face. Rory nodded in satisfaction, leaving the bathroom when she felt happy with the results.
Lorelei and Rory almost crashed into each other when she left the bathroom. "Whoa!"
"Hold up!" Lorelei tugged Rory by the sleeve and inspected her face. "Why so extra pretty?" Then she held up her hand, stopping Rory from answering.
"Ah, for Jess." And on cue, Rory blushed, making Lorelei smirk devilishly. "I'll never get tired of that." Then she patted her on the shoulder, letting Rory go. Rory and Lorelei left the house a couple minutes later, due to Lorelei's practiced art of speed makeup application skills.
They reached Luke's quickly, plopping in the chairs, winded from the fast walking. Jess while waiting on tables, paused when he saw Rory and Rory vice versa. They stared at each other, caught up in a quiet moment where Jess scrutinized her face and smiled at her. Rory's breath caught at the beauty of it and shyly reciprocated it.
Jess wandered over to their table as if on a leash. "Hey."
"Hey." Rory repeated, a blush disseminating itself to her face. Jess smirked and leaned down to press a simple kiss to her lips. However, their lips collided and clung making their hello kiss lasting longer than usual. Her hand fluttered up to his face, eyelashes flickering against him. Lorelei finally cleared her throat, amused and uncomfortable at their PDA. They usually weren't so open and ardent. They jumped apart, but not before Jess swiped his tongue familiarly against her lips.
"Hi." Jess said to Rory, eyes soft and aroused. Rory's cheeks had a slight pink tint to them and she smiled back at him.
"Hi." She reiterated. Lorelei rolled her eyes. These two were too much. All gooey and gushy. What's weird was that Jess was the one that seemed to possess most of the gushiness, by linking their fingers and Rory was the one ignoring the rest of the world. Lorelei decided to be mean and have a little fun.
"Hi!" She barked, startling them. Jess mumbled a greeting to his girlfriend's mother before slipping away to another customer. Lorelei was left with Rory, who released a lovesick sigh and propped her head in her hand.
"Ugh." Lorelei pouted. "You two are disgusting."
Rory's mouth dropped. "What?"
"I half expected him to rip your clothes off and take you on the table." Lorelei continued, Rory shaking her head in amusement. "I mean, the kid's still staring at you like he wants to jump your bones!"
"He is?!" Rory whipped her head around to catch him in the act. Quickly, Jess turned his intense gaze from her to the aggravated Luke who was lecturing him about his breaks. Rory turned back around to face the table, a delighted smile lighting her face.
"…Which is not the right way to get in with the girlfriend's mother. I mean, seriously, how far did his tongue go down your throat? And what'd you do to him? It looks like he wants to pull out flowers and serenade you!" Lorelei ranted, beyond caring that Rory was in her own little world, of her and Jess.
Jess reappeared, sliding two plates of pancakes onto the table with coffee, giving Rory a secret heated look accompanied with a smirk. Rory dropped her gaze to the table before meeting his eyes again coyly. Lorelei made faces at them, but they were too wrapped up in each other to notice. Rory ate her pancakes slowly, exhilarated around Jess. Lorelei persisted to pout before deciding to harass Luke. Rory wanted to stay to watch, but she had to leave for her bus in a few minutes. She got up to go and then noticed Jess jerking his head at her, gesturing for the food closet behind him. Rory checked to see if her mom had noticed, but thankfully she was too caught in teasing Luke about Nicole.
Rory bit her lip before sneaking past her mom into the backroom. Immediately, her arm was grabbed and she was pulled into the supply closet and thrust against the wall. Jess cornered her there, his arms braced above her, their mouths close together temptingly.
"Hey." Jess said smoothly, eyes glued to her lips. "Come here often?"
Rory's eyebrows lifted, smiling all the same. His eyes approvingly followed the movement. "Oh, yeah. Supply closets are the new hang-out point around here." Jess cut her off in the last word, mouth swooping down and quieting her. Her hands slid up from her sides and curled in his hair, pulling him closer.
Their mouths met over and over, opening to let their tongues quickly touch before starting a new kiss. Jess seemed to enjoy pressing her into the wall, his entire body aligning against hers, his mouth bearing down and domineering. Rory didn't mind, welcoming the differences of their bodies and accepting the hungry feel of the kiss. It was almost like they wanted to devour each other, but unfortunately, Jess knew that Rory had to go to school so he stepped back and dropped his hands off her. Rory leaned forward involuntarily, her body immediately wanting him back. Jess, of course, smirked at her reaction, giving way for a last light kiss.
"Later." Jess said and Rory nodded, kissing him on the cheek before leaving the room. Jess stayed for a few seconds after, heaving out a shuddering breath before shaking it off. Then he went back into the diner, noticing that Rory had left. Disappointment rushed through his body and it forced him to stop in his tracks. He couldn't remember ever being so caught up in what Rory was doing. He felt a physical pang without her there and it scared the shit out of him. What did it mean when he always wanted to be with her?
"Look at him. He looks like he's been hit over the head with a hammer." Lorelei said to Luke, casually grabbing a donut from underneath the cover, sneakily.
"I'd like to hit him with a hammer." Luke muttered. "He got up late this morning. I had to drag him out of his bed. And throughout the night, he was mumbling Rory's name. It was extremely creepy. I think we should separate him and Rory for awhile, because they're getting too together-y."
Lorelei snorted. "Rory would kill me. Apparently last night at the party, they had a really good time. A really good time, if you know what I mean."
"No!" Luke gasped in disbelief. "They didn't…you know, you think?" His eyebrows furrowed and he looked like he was going to throw the toaster at Jess's head.
"No, they didn't, thankfully. But the way they're acting around each other, I wouldn't be surprised if they did." Lorelei replied carelessly, munching on the donut while Luke had to count inside his head in order to function.
"Wait." Luke said suddenly, disturbed from the new information. "What party? Oh, god. Did it have booze? Or sex?"
Lorelei's eyes widened. Well, it'd be likely if Jess hadn't told him anything, considering the monologue she dealt with from him.
Lorelei stuffed the donut into her mouth. "Noffing. Gotta go!" She snatched her purse and dropped money on the counter before leaving the diner for work. Luke turned his angered gaze from Lorelei's empty seat to Jess who was innocently filling the coffee cups of customers. Jess casually looked up to meet Luke's dark glower and his eyes widened, whipping his apron off and ran out of the diner.
"I've got school," Jess gave for an explanation. Luke scoffed, deciding to kick his ass later. That way he could plan the ways to do it.
AN: Once again, thanks SO much for the reviews so far! I hope you like this chapter, I mean literati action is good, yes? Hahah. I SWEAR I'll get to replying to your reviews...I'm not gonna bother to give you excuses, useless anyways. I'll do them when I have free time. If...I have free time. headdesk.
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